Publisher: Picture Window Books

Copyright Date: 2025

Edition Date: 2025 Release Date: 08/01/24

Illustrator: Rahmalia, Debby,

Pages: 27 pages

ISBN: 1-484-69202-0

ISBN 13: 978-1-484-69202-8

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2023046479

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Emotions. Juvenile fiction.
Cooperativeness. Juvenile fiction.
Robots. Juvenile fiction.
Schools. Juvenile fiction.
Pakistani Americans. Juvenile fiction.
Emotions. Fiction.
Cooperativeness. Fiction.
Robots. Fiction.
School. Fiction.
Pakistani Americans. Fiction.
Schools. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 743

Reading Level: 2.8

Interest Level: P-2

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.8 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 523894 / grade: Lower Grades

Lexile: 490L

Guided Reading Level: K

Fountas & Pinnell: K

Ali and his classmates build robots, but will competition lead to a meltdown? Ms. Alex brings out the makerspace cart, and the class is excited to build robots! But competitive Ali wants to make it a contest, and his fuse runs short when things fall apart. After his meltdown, can Ali save the dayand his friendshipswith a teamwork solution?

Ali the Great, by Yasmin author Saadia Faruqi, is a charming chapter book series about Pakistani American second grader Ali Tahir. Alis big ideas will resonate with young readers who believe that every problem has a creative solutionyou just have to find it!